Indispensable For Summer:  Ice Cream

Ice cream is indispensable for summer months, yes, but it is necessary to pay attention to its fat , sugar and calorie content .

Ice cream, which can be consumed in all seasons , is a more energy, vitamin and mineral source compared to the same amount of milk due to its rich nutritional content .

Ice cream which is indispensable for almost all of us from 7 to 70 especially in summer. In addition to being delicious, it contains many vitamins and minerals such as protein, calcium, vitamin A, vitamin B12, vitamin C and magnesium.

Does Ice cream leads to gain weight?

• If you have a healthy and balanced diet, if you exercise, there is no problem in running out of ice cream. Ice cream is lighter in content than desserts with dough and syrup.
• When we consume sweets, our blood sugar rises rapidly and then falls rapidly. As a result, we become hungry faster . The caloric value of ice cream is so much lower compared to other desserts like baklava and cake, it does not cause the rapid changes in blood sugar such as others.
• In addition, if we add spices in our dessert such as cinnamon and salep, we can eliminate the problem of getting hungry quickly after ice cream consumption, thanks to their blood sugar regulating effects.
• A serving of ice cream contains 55 percent less energy than a serving of dessert with sherbet and 23 percent less energy than a serving of milk dessert . Therefore , it can be an innocent choice for dessert getaways.

Indispensable For Summer:  Ice Cream

• Since it is a high protein food, ice cream spoils easily and harmful microorganisms can grow in it. Therefore, never consume ice cream that has broken the cold chain, that is, melted and refrozen.

How do We Consumpt Ice Cream?

We should make it a habit to hold the ice cream in the mouth for a short time and consume it at a temperature close to body temperature . Swallowing by increasing its temperature will help the digestive system and prevent problems such as indigestion.

Swallowing quickly means that ice cream reaches the stomach at a temperature much lower than body temperature. Take care to eat ice cream as slowly as possible, as this can cause stomach cramps.

 Which Ice Cream Should You Prefer?

• Prefer those made from real milk and real fruits for benefits.
• If you have diabetes, you can think of diabetic ice cream as a snack and consume it.

How Much Ice Cream Should We Eat?

• While lower than many desserts , the energy of ice cream is worth considering . Its effect on your weight is related to the amount of calories consumed per day and the amount of energy expended.
• For this reason, it would be a much better choice to consume it as a snack, not after meals.
• After eating ice cream, you should not eat the snack. You should eat other foods in your snack program at the next snack .

* You can use 2 small balls of plain ice cream as a substitute for some snacks such as ayran, yogurt, milk.

• If you prefer to eat ice-cream as cone, a cone of 20-25 calories.
• 2 scoops of ice cream added to your cone is 100 grams.
• It is between 150 and 250 calories, depending on the type of ingredients used in the manufacture of ice cream.
• If you add chocolate or walnut, hazelnut, pistachio, coconut and sugar granules on your ice cream to increase the taste, the calories increases too.

     1 BALL OF PLAIN ICE CREAM (50 G ): 104   CALORIES

    1 BALL LEMON ICE CREAM (50 GR) : 92 CALORIES

How is Fit Ice Cream Made?

Nutrition Facts of Fit Ice Cream:

• Energy: 293 calories, Protein : 2 g, Carbohydrates: 67 g, fat: 1 g

Materials:

-1 banana

-Half a cup of lactose-free milk

-1 dessert spoon honey or 1 dessert spoon organic unsweetened peanut butter,

-1 teaspoon of cinnamon

Fabrication:

-We freeze the banana and throw it in the deep freezer. We can take it out after 2-3 hours minimum, or when we are going to make ice cream, it is enough to take it out 30 minutes beforehand.

-Let’s put all our ingredients in the blender and blend it.

-We can consume it immediately or we can put it in ice cream molds and freeze again.

* We can decorate it with cinnamon.

ENJOY YOUR MEAL…